Race 13 of 18 in the 1978 USAC Championship Car season
Date
September 3, 1978
Official name
1978 California 500
Location
Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California, United States
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi / 4.023 km
Distance
200 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km
Pole position
Driver
Tom Sneva (Team Penske)
Time
199.933 mph (321.761 km/h)
Podium
First
Al Unser (Jim Hall/Chaparral)
Second
Pancho Carter (Fletcher Racinf)
Third
Gordon Johncock (Patrick Racing)
Motor car race
The 1978 California 500, the ninth running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 3, 1978. The event was race number 13 of 18 in the 1978 USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Al Unser, who became the only driver with win all three races in IndyCar's Triple Crown in one year.
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